Join the adventures of Debbie and Paul Rippon. Just a few years ago they were townies working in an office looking after a cat from the RSPCA. Now they breed and sell their prize winning herd of over140 friendly champion alpacas (including 3 Supreme Champions and 26 Champions) at the eco-friendly farm they have built in rural Northumberland...the electric Aga powered by the solar panels means the whistling kettle is always on...visitors are always very welcome!

Wednesday, 9 May 2012

The weather has been lovely today but despite this and the fact that Sienna and Lualeni are at 355 and 348 day respectively there have been no more babies.

Leonidas is full of life and dying to have someone to play with, he is having to play chase the chicken at the minute so I suspect the chickens are looking forward to the next arrival too!

Here he is returning to mum having woke up Lady Godiva who was sunbathing.

Oonagh and Leonidas are extremely loving and despite Oonagh letting him get on with whatever takes his fancy they exchange lots of kisses.

The sun meant lots of sunbathing was called for.

This afternoon I did a spot of poo picking, it has to be said that it has taken a bit of a sidestep lately what with lambing etc. I have just been emptying the muck truck onto what will be my veggie plot and the chickens are doing a good job of spreading it until I get round to digging it in.

When I emptied the first load I tipped out a nest of mice! They had obviously built a nest in there in whilst it was parked up in the shed, luckily they hadn't eaten through the pipe. We had to replace it when we first came up here as mice had chewed a hole in it when it was stored in one of the shelters at Angerton.

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I am Debbie, one half of the husband and wife partnership called Barnacre Alpacas. We know every one of our 145 alpacas on farm by their name and personality traits. Our herd contains some of the best quality genetics in the world and I would love you to share (and comment?!) in our journey of discovery.